Cybex International Inc. Stock Upgraded (CYBI)

Cybex International (Nasdaq:CYBI) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from a sell to hold.

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Cybex International (Nasdaq: CYBI) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from sell to hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity, reasonable valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, poor profit margins and generally higher debt management risk.

Compared to other companies in the Leisure Equipment & Products industry and the overall market, CYBEX INTERNATIONAL INC's return on equity significantly exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.

CYBI, with its decline in revenue, slightly underperformed the industry average of 0.7%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 5.4%. The declining revenue appears to have seeped down to the company's bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.

The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Leisure Equipment & Products industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 117.5% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from -$0.56 million to -$1.21 million.

The gross profit margin for CYBEX INTERNATIONAL INC is currently lower than what is desirable, coming in at 33.20%. It has decreased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -3.90% is significantly below that of the industry average.

Cybex International, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of strength and cardiovascular fitness equipment products for the commercial and consumer markets in the United States and internationally. The company has a P/E ratio of 0.7, equal to the average consumer durables industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Cybex International has a market cap of $24 million and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer durables industry. Shares are up 233.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

Editor's Note: TheStreet ratings do not represent the views of TheStreet's staff or its contributors. Ratings are established by computer based on metrics for performance (which includes growth, stock performance, efficiency and valuation) and risk (volatility and solvency). Companies with poor cash flow or high debt levels tend to earn lower ratings in our model

Shares of Cybex International (Nasdaq:CYBI) have taken a tremendous swing upward. The stock is trading at $2.81 as of 2:10 p.m. ET, 26% above Thursday's closing price of $2.23. Volume is at 429,552, 14.2 times the daily average of 30,200.